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Monday, January 31, 2011

A Gift for Daniel

A view of my lap during the process.

I started crocheting this afghan when Daniel was still a small bundle of cells, intent on making me sick all day and night. It's taken me a while to finish, mostly because who has time for large crochet projects when they have a baby to take care of?! Daniel's new-found independence has seemed to really improve his mood and his ability to get what he wants. So lately, I've been able to actually put him down to play by himself(!) sometimes and get creative. I'm so happy to be getting back into crochet projects.

Laid out for assembly
(Eddie just can't stay away.)

Before this project, I hadn't completed anything made out of granny squares before, but I do enjoy
making them. When I found this free pattern from Lion Brand for a baby afghan made of
large granny squares, I knew I had to make it. Jaymz will tell you that I
found the pattern well before I was pregnant, and he me made me promise
not to start making it until there was an actual baby on the way. In
return for that promise, he went with me to the fabric store to choose
the yarn (I used Cotton Ease from Lion Brand) after we saw those two pink lines.

We have at least a dozen baby blankets already (including swaddling blankets), most of which were made for him and/or given as gifts. Because of that, it felt a little silly to be making yet another one to add to the pile. But I started making this one so long ago, and this one is a special gift from Momma.

I love snuggling under a blanket and reading, watching a movie, or
listening to music. I hope Daniel's new afghan brings him comfort, keeps him
warm, and reminds him that I think he's special and will always love
him.

Finished product!

Daniel and his new afghan. He's been enjoying
playing with my biggest crochet hook (Size U) lately.

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Oh Amy you can never have enough blankets. I just made one for my son as well even though his armoire is chock full of them. They are special because I know who each one came from and I will be able to pass that on to him. What I felt was really neat was my mom still had the blanket she made for me when I was born and she passed it on to my son. Your afghan is so beautiful. Blankets are like a really great hug.